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Padding arrangement and method of making the same

US9352531B2 · kind B2 · utility

16Cited by

82References

24Claims

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Assignee

Under Armour, Inc. · US

Inventors

Jason Berns · New York, US
Mari Lucero · Baltimore, US
William K. Mickle · Raleigh, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2011
Grant date	May 31, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB32B2571/00
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pad arrangement comprises a layer of fabric with a pad connected to the layer of fabric. The pad includes a plurality of energy absorbing structures. Each of the plurality of energy absorbing structures includes an outer surface connected to the layer of fabric. Each of the outer surfaces is spaced apart from other outer surfaces on the pad. A plurality of buttresses extend between the energy absorbing structures. A plurality of cuts extend into the buttresses. The plurality of cuts may be provided as slits in the buttresses, with the slits configured to facilitate flexing of the pad between the plurality of energy absorbing structures.

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